Taylor Pasquale is a contemporary dance artist hailing from Northern VA. She recieved her primary education under the direction of Margaret Virkus at the Russell School of Ballet, where she became a principal dancer for the Fairfax County Ballet Company. Taylor received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from George Mason University 2017. While studying at GMU, Taylor performed works by director Susan Shields, faculty member Karen Reedy, as well as world renowned choreographer Donald Byrd. In 2017, she was selected to present her choreography, "I" at John F. Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage.

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Upon graduation, Taylor became a Freelance Performance Artist inWashington D.C. She has performed with PrioreDance, company E, Terre Dance Collective, Motion X Dance DC, and Agora Dance. Taylor's professional career highlights include being selected to perform internationally in Vladimir Malakhov's Grand Prix in Cuba in 2018, and presenting the Mark Twain Award to Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the Kennedy Center with PrioreDance in 2019.

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Taylor relocated to Portland, Oregon in 2019, and has since joined Tongue Dance Project under the direction of Stephanie Gilliland. She received her 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training Certificate and continues to refine her training while developing and sharing her unique whole-body wellness program with local students and artists. In May 2020 Taylor received the Alumni Artist Support Initiative Grant submission for New Work from George Mason University.